Mothproofing detergent composition



Patented Sept. 20, 1938 MOTHPROOFING DETERGENT POSITION HermannStiitter, Leverkusen-I. G. Werk, and

Theodor Hermann, Frankfort-on-the-Main- Hochst, Germany, assignors toWinthrop Chemical Company, Inc., New York, N. Y., a corporation of NewYork No Drawing. Original application May 6, 1931,

Serial No. 535,564. Divided and this application August 13, 1936, SerialNo. 95,840. In-

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Germany May 30, 1930 3 Claims.

The present invention relates to new watersoluble soaps, beingcompositions consisting of neutral or acid soapy washing agents and mothproofing agents having an afilnity for W001, said 5 soaps being suitablefor cleaning and rendering Instead of thetriphenyl-dichloro-benzyl-phosmoth proof Wool, feathers, hair and thelike in phonium chloride also other salts of quaternary one and the sameprocess. phosphonium bases can be used either alone or We mean byneutral washing agents, for inmixed with another one, the quantitydepending stance, the neutral alkali salts of palmitic, stearic on theefiicacy of selected compounds. parts 10 and oleic acids as contained inthe usual soaps of this special soap dissolved in 1,000 parts of 10 andby acid washing agents, the alkyl esters of water are used for washingwoolen material in sulfurized castor oil or of sulfurized oleic acid orthe customary manner at about 40 to 50 C. The oleyl-methyl-amino-methanesulfonic acid or material treated in such a manner is cleaned andoleyl-hydroxyethane-suiionic acid (sodium salt) moth-proofed at the sametime.

5 or similar washing agents resistant to acid reac- Example 2.To 80parts of oleyl-methyl-amition. We mean by moth proofing agents havingno-ethane-sulfonic acid parts of sodium-silicoafiinity for W001 thesalts of quaternary phosfluoride are added, and the whole is intimatelyphonium bases such as triphenyl-dichloro-benzylmixed- 0 phosphoniumchloride, salts of hydrofluoric acid, Instead of sodium-silico-fluorideother acid 20 hydro-silico-fiuoric acid, hydro-fluoro-titanic mothproofingagents such as potassium-hydroacid, boro-fiuoro-acetic acid,selenic acid, selenifluoride, boro-fluoro-acetic acid, acid salts of ousacid or the free acids, aromatic hydroxyselenic acid canbe used. Wool,hair, feathers and carboxylic acids or their halogenated 'substituthelike treated with such a soap in a Solution tion compounds, andaryl-sulfamides, in which of 10 parts of this special soap in 1,000parts of hydrogen atoms connected to the nitrogen atom water will becleaned and moth proofed at the of the amino group can be replaced byalkyl or same time. aryl radicals. Example 3.-80 parts ofoleyl-hydroxy-ethane- The new compositions are obtainable in a sulfonicacid in the form of its sodium salt and known manner by incorporatinginto such neu- 20 parts of dichloro-salicylic acid are intimately 3Otral or acid washing agents moth proofing agents mixed.

as above described. Wool treated in a solution of 20 parts of such a Thenew compositions thus produced are colorsoap in 1,000 parts of water iscleaned and renless or slightly colored-in the dry state, and are deredmoth proof in this way.

n, soluble in water. All these soaps, in the iorm Example 4.-20 parts ofbis-1.3-dichloro-benof lumps, powders, pastes or solutions, can bezene-4-sulfo-1.3-phenylene-diamide are emulsiused for simultaneouslycleaning and moth prooffied in 80 parts of the alkyl ester of sulfurizeding materials liable to attack by moths. The castor oil. specific mothproofing agent incorporated with Wool treated in a solution of 20 partsof such 40 the py o po ent depends on the chemical a soap in 1,000 partsof water at 60 C'. is cleaned 40 be v Of S d s py p nt, which is moreand rendered moth proof at the same time. fully described hereafter.Thus, when using as A mixture of diiferent soaps may be applied, m h-prfi agent the free selenic d or s and the process may be varied withinwide limits lenious acid itself or acid or acid salts of hydroaccordingto requirements. It will be, of course,

fiuoric acid or hydro-fluo-silicic acid or their solunderstood that whenthe new process is applied 45 uble salts or suitable mixtures of theabove agents, to fur,care must be taken not to attack the skin.

a soapy component resistant to the acid reaction This application is adivisional application of our is required, for example,oleyl-methyl-amino- U, S. application Serial No. 535,564, which is nowethane sulfonic acid, while the salts of quaternary Patent No.2,082,188, issued June 1, 1937. phosphonium bases may be combined withthe We claim:

neutral alkali salts of palmitic, stearic, oleic acid 1. A moth-proofingdetergent composition con- 1 and the like. sisting essentially ofoleyl-methyl-amino-ethane- The following c'zamples will illustrate ourinsulfonic acid in preponderating proportion and vention but withoutlimiting it thereto. The sodium silico-fluoride, said composition beingat parts are by weight. the most only slightly colored in the dry state,55

Example 1.--To parts of a neutral or acid soap 20 parts oftriphenyl-dichloro-benzyl-phosphonium chloride are added, and the wholeis intimately mixed.

being soluble in water, and being adapted for simultaneously cleaningand rendering mothproof wool, feathers, hair and like materials.

2. A moth-proofing detergent composition consisting essentially of thesodium salt of the oleylhydroxyethane sulfonic acid in preponderingproportion and potassium hydrofluoride, said composition being at themost only slightly colored in the dry state, being soluble in water, andbeing adapted for simultaneously cleaning and rendering moth-proof'wool, feathers, hair and like materials.

3. A moth-proofing detergent composition consisting essentially of anacid soapy washing agent in'preponderating proportion and of awatersoluble moth-proofing agent having an amnity for W001 selected fromthe group consisting of acid hydrofluoric acid salts,hydrosilico-fluoric acid, hydrofluoro-titanic acid, boro-fluoro-aceticacid, selenious acid, selenic acid, and salts of the said acids, saidcomposition being at the most only slightly colored in the dry state,being soluble in water, and being adapted for simultaneously cleaningand rendering moth proof wool, 10

feathers, hair and like materials.

HERMANN s'ro'rrm THEODOR HERMANN.

